Leeds South West and Morley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested in the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Mark Sewards of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile Leeds South West and Morley is a constituency in West Yorkshire. It covers some western neighbourhoods of the city of Leeds (Farnley and Wortley) and the outlying towns and villages of Morley, Tingley, East Ardsley, Lofthouse, Robin Hood, Gildersome and Drighlington. The area forms part of the Heavy Woollen District, Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021 traditionally a centre for textile manufacturing known for its production of recycled wool. Coal mining was also a significant local industry. The constituency has average levels of wealth; there is high deprivation in Farnley whilst the outlying villages are more affluent. House prices are similar to the rest of Yorkshire and lower than the national average.
Compared to the rest of the country, residents of Leeds South West and Morley have average levels of education, homeownership, income and professional employment. A high proportion of residents work in business administration and retail. White people made up 91% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local city council, Farnley, Wortley and the villages in the east of the constituency are represented by the Labour Party whilst Morley and its surroundings elected the localist Morley Borough Independents. An estimated 59% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.
Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the City of Leeds:
Ardsley & Robin Hood, Farnley & Wortley, Morley North, and Morley South.
It comprises the following areas of the City of Leeds:
Areas Wards Former constituencyMorleyMorley North and Morley South Morley and OutwoodRobin Hood, Tingley, East Ardsley, and West ArdsleyArdsley & Robin Hood Morley and OutwoodFarnley and WortleyFarnley & Wortley Leeds West
Members of Parliament
Morley & Outwood prior to 2024
ElectionMemberParty 2024 Mark Sewards Labour
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s 2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 23,166 53.1 Labour 16,052 36.8 Green 1,440 3.3 Liberal Democrats 1,207 2.8 Others 957 2.2 Brexit Party 780 1.8Turnout43,60261.1Electorate71,376
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
External links Leeds South West and Morley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK